Xeon Gold 6226R vs Phenom II X4 P940
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 390 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 22.99 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Intel Xeon Gold |
| Power efficiency | no data | 10.45 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,300 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 29 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 22 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 85 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | FCLGA3647 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 150 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-2933 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 1 TB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 140.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 24 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 16 |
| Threads | 4 | 32 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 150 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P940 has 500% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6226R, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 P940 is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6226R is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P940 and Xeon Gold 6226R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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